Department of
Dining & Culinary Services

Specific Nutrition Information

This year you should see much more nutritional information and other information about the foods we are serving in The Commons. Click on "The Commons Nutrition" on the left to see nutritional information for the food you're eating.

Click on "Sustainability" on the left to see what we're doing to source quaility ingredients and products.

Vegetarian/Vegan

Vegetarian dishes are denoted by a single wheat symbol and Vegan dishes are denoted by a double wheat symbol listed on the menus.



My Pyramid

USDA has released the My Plate food guidance system.

  Balancing Calories
  Enjoy your food, but eat less.
  Avoid oversized portions.
 
  Foods to Increase
  Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.
  Make at least half your grains whole grains.
  Switch to fat-free or low-fat (1%) milk.
 
  Foods to Reduce
  Compare sodium in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals and choose the foods with lower numbers.
  Drink water instead of sugary drinks.  

My Plate